Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-09-02

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 2
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
59 head
66 vs last sale 125 70 vs year ago 129 · 54.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
4 vs last sale 12 13 vs year ago 21 · 61.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
5 vs last sale 2 4 vs year ago 11 · 36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a very light test and with all classes not represented, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Heavy rains in trade area hampering cattle movement.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.00/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$142.00
28 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.52
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535142.2776222
Medium and Large 1-2435142.006184thin
Medium and Large 2375139.005212thin
One grade step is worth $3.27/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale28 hd
142.00
AR average7 barns · 949 hd
149.52
−7.52
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,51576.001,1512thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41061.508671thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16352.976162thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low77026.672053thin

Every lot, as filed

33 lots · USDA AMS · County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1535133.00/cwt133.00–133.007121
BullsMedium and Large 1665126.00/cwt126.00–126.008381
BullsMedium and Large 1613128.00/cwt128.00–128.007852
BullsMedium and Large 1560136.00/cwt136.00–136.007624
Bulls1,21565.00/cwt65.00–65.007901
Bulls1,81587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,5791
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287565.40/cwt61.00–70.005722
SteersMedium and Large 1835127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0603
SteersMedium and Large 1328161.00/cwt161.00–161.005284
SteersMedium and Large 1554141.26/cwt140.00–145.007834
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,0752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-297066.00/cwt66.00–66.006401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,5561
SteersMedium and Large 2300139.00/cwt139.00–139.004171
SteersMedium and Large 2450139.00/cwt139.00–139.006261
SteersMedium and Large 1370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005371
SteersMedium and Large 1450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
SteersMedium and Large 1530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007211
SteersMedium and Large 1418147.00/cwt147.00–147.006143
HeifersMedium and Large 1615131.01/cwt130.00–132.008062
HeifersMedium and Large 1532132.07/cwt126.00–135.007033
HeifersMedium and Large 2610118.00/cwt118.00–118.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 2715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
SteersMedium and Large 1628135.57/cwt127.00–139.008515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006184
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16352.97/cwt51.00–55.006162
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41061.50/cwt61.50–61.508671
CowsLean 85-90%96050.00/cwt50.00–50.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 1390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
HeifersMedium and Large 1415144.00/cwt144.00–144.005981
HeifersMedium and Large 1568131.51/cwt131.00–132.007472
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight67515.00/cwt15.00–15.001012

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.